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  • Antidepressant-like effects of psoralidin isolated from the seeds of Psoralea Corylifolia in the forced swimming test in mice.

Antidepressant-like effects of psoralidin isolated from the seeds of Psoralea Corylifolia in the forced swimming test in mice.

Progress in neuro-psychopharmacology & biological psychiatry (2007-11-17)
Li-Tao Yi, Yu-Cheng Li, Ying Pan, Jian-Mei Li, Qun Xu, Shi-Fu Mo, Chun-Feng Qiao, Fu-Xin Jiang, Hong-Xi Xu, Xiao-Bo Lu, Ling-Dong Kong, Hsiang-Fu Kung
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The antidepressant-like effects of psoralidin isolated from the seeds of Psoralea corylifolia were investigated in the forced swimming test (FST) in ICR strain of male mice. Psoralidin significantly decreased immobility time and increased swimming behavior without altering climbing behavior in the mouse FST after oral administration for 1 h or 3 consecutive days. Psoralidin did not affect locomotor activity in the open-field test. After a 3-day treatment, psoralidin significantly increased 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) levels in various brain regions, as well as, changed dopamine (DA) levels in striatum in mice exposed to FST. Psoralidin also ameliorated the elevations in serum corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), adrenal corticotropin-releasing hormone (ACTH) and corticosterone concentrations induced by swimming stress in mice. These results suggested that psoralidin possessed potent antidepressant-like properties that were mediated via the monoamine neurotransmitter and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis systems.

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Psoralidin, ≥98% (HPLC)